Jessica Brown Findlay stars in this futuristic, alternative reality.
New London has an idealized, fun-seeking outlook, bristling with stylish, space-age architecture, recreational drugs, wild parties and orgies. All pleasurable needs are catered for, provided everyone takes the 'control pill' and abandons all notion of privacy, family, and monogamy. Those things are not permitted.
Of course, as with any society, the forbidden things, no matter how mundane, can become the most enticing. Moreover, there are certain traits written into human DNA that are not easy to erase.
The original story by Huxley can be regarded as a classic, so screen adaptations are both expected and welcome. Yet this one doesn't quite hit the mark, due to a lack of suspense and blandness in the storytelling.
Indeed, aside from the impressive cityscapes and the captivating Miss Brown Findlay, there is little that will live long in the memory. - 7.0/10.
New London has an idealized, fun-seeking outlook, bristling with stylish, space-age architecture, recreational drugs, wild parties and orgies. All pleasurable needs are catered for, provided everyone takes the 'control pill' and abandons all notion of privacy, family, and monogamy. Those things are not permitted.
Of course, as with any society, the forbidden things, no matter how mundane, can become the most enticing. Moreover, there are certain traits written into human DNA that are not easy to erase.
The original story by Huxley can be regarded as a classic, so screen adaptations are both expected and welcome. Yet this one doesn't quite hit the mark, due to a lack of suspense and blandness in the storytelling.
Indeed, aside from the impressive cityscapes and the captivating Miss Brown Findlay, there is little that will live long in the memory. - 7.0/10.